United States / Jun 06, 2024 / Tribeca Film Festival
1h 43min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Checkpoint Zoo documents a daring rescue led by a heroic team of zookeepers and volunteers, who risked their lives to save thousands of animals trapped in a zoo behind enemy lines in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
Main cast
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Checkpoint Zoo |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Український, English, Pусский |
| Production countries | United States of America, United Kingdom, Ukraine |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ghost Robot, Noah Media Group, Appian Way |
| Release date | 6 giugno 2024 |
| Executive producer | Caitlin Colford, Shawn Singh, Catherine Quantschnigg, John McKenna, Gabriel Clarke, Barry Smith, Bonamy Grimes, Leonardo DiCaprio |
| Production | Ian Davies, Torquil Jones, Emma Masdeu-Perez, Adrianne Owings, Maricela Oliva, Joshua Zeman, Zachary Mortensen |
| Writer | Joshua Zeman |
| Editing | Collin Couch, Andrew Ford, Daniel Lonsbury, Ethan Sapir |
| Cinematography | Nelson Hume, Olivier Sarbil |
| Assistant directors | Joshua Zeman |
| Camera operators | Olivier Sarbil, Nelson Hume |
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| Additional photography | Olivier Sarbil, Nelson Hume |
| Music | Anne Nikitin |
| Sound | Anne Nikitin |
Release dates
Premiere
Ukraine / Sep 07, 2025 / OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival: Ukrainian Edition
Bulgaria / Oct 09, 2025 / OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival: Bulgarian Edition
Digital
United States / Oct 04, 2025 / GATHR Direct-To-Audience
Israel / Feb 19, 2026 / Yes VOD + Partner TV+
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